Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez seeks nominees for service on an advisory board for the program that aids nuclear industry workers diagnosed with medical conditions as a result.
Sometimes electrical equipment must be installed in areas where combustible vapors and gases are used or may be present. These are commonly referred to as "hazardous locations" and are defined by the National Electrical Code (NEC) in the United States.
The agency has proposed $77.000 in penalties for 24 serious violations.
Seven workers died in an explosion when a heat exchanger failed in the petroleum refinery on April 2, 2010. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries cited Tesoro for 39 willful violations and five serious violations, fining the company $2.39 million.
Also on the agenda are a staff presentation on the calendared recommendation to BP resulting from CSB's investigation of the 2005 BP America refinery explosion in Texas City, Texas, and staff reports on recommendations related to California's draft Process Safety Management rules and laboratory safety guidelines from the American Chemical Society.
The November 2014 deaths of four workers at a faclity in La Porte, Texas, triggered a second inspection from OSHA.
Teach employees to get into the good habit of reading every label every time they pick up or pour from a container.
The solution includes the development and use of electronic standards and methods for automatically identifying hazardous materials and waste.
The review concluded that the Malaysian government has implemented all recommendations from a 2011 study.
Under fire from some congressional committees, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board changed its rules to require at least four public meetings in Washington, D.C., annually and allow members to add agenda items.
Bernard White, senior project manager in the Division of Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation, says practicality, not cost, is the main reason to use it.
Its purpose is to provide expert scientific advice, information, and recommendations to the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, which manages programs under the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Pollution Prevention Act.
OSHA found 50 violations at the Broken Arrow, Okla., facility.
The alliance aims to reduce and prevent workers' exposure to chemical hazards.
The March 22, 2014, collision caused an oil spill that closed the channel for three days, coated 13 miles of shoreline heavily with oil, and affected about 40 miles with light to moderate amounts of oil, according to the Environmental Response Investigative Group chairman's report.
"We can't wait a decade for safer rail cars," NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart said. "The industry needs to make this issue a priority and expedite the safety enhancements."
Dale Klein, a former chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission who now chairs TEPCO's Nuclear Reform Monitoring Committee, told the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan that he's optimistic that the company will prevail in its cleanup at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
It illustrates what happened Aug. 23, 2010, when 32,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia leaked at a Millard Refrigerated Services Inc. facility. Thirty-two contract workers off site were hospitalized after exposure to the cloud.
The agency's March 13 order gives owners 60 days to replace any 3-inch McKenzie UNNR ball valve in a tank car used to transport any hazardous material described in 49 CFR 172.101 and 90 days to remove the 1-inch and 2-inch valves.
Three companies face penalties ranging from $66,000 to $82,500, according to the DOT agency.